To be fair, Kane told FanHouse he believes at least one of the shots was a fake created through photo editing software, though the U.S. Olympian was quick to add, with some chagrin, "It's not something you really want to be a part of. We've talked about it as a team, we talked about it internally, and that's about all I can say about that."

There's no indication as to whether the mandatory follow-up question of "which one?" was asked, which is a shame. (UPDATE:From Slusser over Twitter: "I did ask which one, but with no way to verify that, decided it was most fair just to put that he thought one was photoshopped.") But Kane appears to confirm what a lot of us felt upon seeing the shots earlier this week.

Then again, we've also had sources close to the team confirm their legitimacy too, and the Blackhawks themselves have confirmed "the authenticity" of the photos. One theory we've heard was that confirmation was done to avoid further scrutiny and extend the life of this piffle of a story; it would appear Kane didn't get that memo.

Again: These are guys having a few beverages with ladies in the back of a limo. Unless someone within the Blackhawk organization confirms that their off-ice behavior is a distraction, it has as much to do with hockey performance as Greg Oden's Trailblazer has to do with basketball.